The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-04-02

~ 10 and 30
Total, l5i.
The largest body of land is owned by the
heirs of Richard Bayard, ;, 1872 acres, divid-
ed into ten parcels, the smallest two acres,
the largest GA acres. f. &. & j. K. Brad
| ford own tract of 400 acres in three
farms. VIM. =. Howard is the third largest
land owner in this district, holding 900
acres i'll one tract. Stewart l.. Lyle holds
over 800 acres; John j. Williams, Joseph
II. Steele, III hard f. johnson, James B.
Groone, Charles 5. Ellison, Jo.hua Clay
ton, George y. Bennett all hold valuable
farms
THIRD DISTRICT
This district has an acreage of - 937
acres. DR. II. H. Mitchell is the largest
land holder in this district, paying taxes on
1851 acres vi land, contained in six tracts
Tns Mccullough Iron Co. is the next in
acreage, holding 80 acres in three tracts.
rne third largest taxpayer in the district is
John \. j. Creswell, with 62I acres Other
CONSIDERABLE. tracts are held by George w
ChildS, heirs of James Cooper, Dr. Justus
Dun"tt, Elizabeth l.. Groome, heirs of Dr.
John Gilpin, Daniel Harvey, Joshu Jack
son, Townsend Poole, Thomas Drenuen AL
tired Wetherill, heirs OF VIM. Holingsworth
There are
farm containing 400 and over Ct. Poole)
- - 800 -
Il farms containing from 200 to 800 acres
| Is . 100 to 200
| ~ - % to 100
li9 farms containing under % over 10
~ " 10 acres
total, 3Sl.
The highest assessed land in this district
| is - acres in the town of Elkton at 5000 per
| acre and Il. acres at S4O0 per acre, owned
| by tue heirs of Daniel Bratton.
FOURTH DISTRICT
This district contains 1926, acres. The
Elk Mills Co. is the largest land holder in
the district, owning ISL acres. |. ID. Car
| ter is the largest individual owner, with
| do acres. II contain number of farmers
of comfortable wealth, the holdings vary
| ing from one to 800 acres. Jane f. Biles
holds 800 acres, Daniel Arbuckle 2lS, Wal
ter Armstrong 52i acres in 3 tracts, James
| l.. Foard holds Isl acres in tracts, Henry
| II. Kimb.e 295 acres, Constiue Mclaughlin
80. Patrick Monaghan 100, Lewis r. Rob
erts $50, John Il. Hall 30 acres. There
two farms of 800 acres and over; one faI
of 800 acres; ) farms of 200 and over: -
from 100 to 300 81 from 30 to 100; 124 from
| 10 to 30, and 20 farms under 10 acres-:536
holdings.
FIFTH DISTRICT.
This district has the largest area of
the nine districts of The county contain
ing an average of AZ, 0S3 aud 40 holdings
OF land, exclusive of lots in the towns OF
North East and Challestown. The Geo.
| p. Whitaker Company is the largest land
| owner, holding ., 800 acres in ) tracts
| two OF which may be considered strictly
as farms, one of go acres assessed at
! $40 per acre. and another of 252 acres
assessed at s25. The great body of this
holding is charcoal lands coutributory
| to the iron furnace. The next largest
body of land III this district is held by
the Mccullough Iron Company, 3,1213
| acres i'll } tracts, one tract of 30j acres
| being assessed at 500 the IS acres EN-.
| bracing the non works at North East as
seSsed at $500 per acre, As acres more
covering mill plant, and the balance 9,
10 acres contributory to mills at $40
per acre. The third largest holding in
| the district is that of the Delapaine Nc
| u Ipiel 70 hrapinr 1:,tl
AMI 81 lots with improvements in the
| town of North East. This estate is in
| II tracts the largest farm containing
| 12O acres assessed at 4l3. Another of So
acres at sl4. Another Of 121 acres at
| *25 &c. The fourth largest holding is
| VIM. J. Wilson $50 acres in ) tracts
| The fifth largest Wilson & Woodall, ISL
acres in tracts. Jefferson Puruer, $685.
acres in ) tracts. George w. Barnes, 51S
acres IN tracts. Edward G. Knight.
| l99 acres i'll one tract. Estate of Daniel
| Bratton, 4Sl in one tract. Ed. 5. Gill
linger 456 in one tract John McNamee,
451 acres in ; tracts. George Rambo, 449
acres in 3 tracts. John Brickley, 1874 in 3
tracts. Sarah Leeper 334 in one tract.
Cecil Whitaker. 332 in l tract Hauna
& Co., of Baltimore, 400 acres in kaolin
lands. Susan Z. Stackhouse, $50 acres in
= tracts. Heirs of Johnson Shippers, 301
acres in , tracts. Heirs of VIM. Simcoe,
! 252 acres in tracts 200 acres in fine land
assessed at $40 per acre. Estate of VIM.
| Scotch, 255 acres in t tracts one tract
! ad accent to town of North East assessed
at $50 per acre. L. '. Rose, 232 acres
| III } tracts Reed Brothers, 219} acres
james R0ney, 23j acres. B. Il r. Heisler,
200 acres. VIM. w. Black, 224 acres.
Henry 5. Coudon, l tract, 2GO acres.
Jonathan Harding, 293t in one farm.
Milicent NJ Cav, 2S6 acres. Amos Cox,
PIG acres. VIM IIurf, 265 acres Estate
of VIM. McNames, 212 acres in tracts.
Casper W. Morris, 232 acres. George
Smcoe. 246 acres. T. Snowden Thomas,
249j acres in tracts. Seneca Point farm,
145 acres assessed at $50.
These fine estates summarized present
exclusive of 1.195 acres of land not prop
erly to be considered as used for agricul-
tural Purposes.
farm over 1nD acres -McDtniel
! " go - Mcdaniel
" 800 " Wilson x Woodall.
farm, containing 400 and less than 800